Method for cannabinoid transdermal delivery

ABSTRACT

A method for increased efficiency in transdermal delivery of cannabinoids wherein combination of cannabinoids with emu oil effects increased efficiency in delivery of cannabidinol and other cannabinoids to targeted areas in the hypodermis for therapeutic treatment therein, whereby inflammation and other symptomology is alleviated and convalescence assisted.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This continuing application for letters patent claims the benefit of nonprovisional application Ser. No. 14/816,021 filed on Aug. 2, 2015, which parent application claims the benefit of provisional application No. 62/115,631 filed on Feb. 12, 2015.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Various types of compositions of cannabinoids are known in the prior art for use in therapeutic treatment of various disorders and discomforts, such as, for example, as an analgesic for treatment of arthralgia, neuralgia, inflammation, for inducing appetite, treatment of sleep apnea, hypertension, inhibiting growth of cancerous cells, among many other medical treatments and therapies. The pharmacological and therapeutic properties of cannabinoids are undergoing substantial discovery over the last few decades in the modern world, and are subject to a growing amount of scientific research. Cannabinoids, and their effect upon the eponymously named Endocannabinoid System in the human body, have remarkable properties in restoring the human body to health, regulating homeostasis, treating pain, inhibiting growth of cancerous cells, inducing appetite, assisting mood and sleep disorders, treating digestive disorders and other disorders and diseases. See, for example, the following included herein by reference:

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Many medicinal uses for cannabinoids and cannabis extracts are effective via topical application of a salve or liniment wherein cannabinoids are absorbed by the body to local therapeutic effect. But what is needed is a composition of cannabinoids, odorous volatile compounds, and emu oil, that enables more effective transdermal delivery of cannabinoid into the hypodermis.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a method for increased efficiency in cannabinoid transdermal delivery, wherein topical application of a composition of cannabinoids, odorous volatile compounds, and emu oil, enables more efficient transdermal delivery of cannabinoids to affected areas of the hypodermis for treatment of neuralgia, arthalgia, neuropathy, artritis, skin disorders, pruritus, gliomas, hypertension, dystonia among many other disorders, diseases, and discomforts effectively treated by hypodermal introduction of cannabinoids. The present invention further relates to a method for effecting transdermal delivery of cannabinoids by action of combination with emu oil. Odorous volatile compounds are further included to provide a pleasant odor to suppress the scent of cannabis extract during use of the composition.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The general purpose of the method for cannabinoid transdermal delivery, described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a method for cannabinoid transdermal delivery which has many novel features that result in a composition of cannabinoids, odorous volatile compounds, and emu oil, and a method for cannabinoid transdermal delivery which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by prior art, either alone or in combination thereof.

The present disclosure is directed towards a method for transdermally delivering cannabinoids to areas in the hypodermis for which therapeutic treatment is sought. Growing research supports the fact that cannabinoids have therapeutic and pharmacological effects useful in treatment of various diseases. Topical application of cannabis extract may alleviate symptoms and effect convalescence from said various diseases. The present composition improves upon topical salves having as ingredient cannabis extract by combination with a transdermal transporter, which enables more complete and efficient delivery of cannabinoids to the hypodermis.

Additional ingredients contemplated as part of this disclosure include odorous volatile compounds whereby a pleasant odor is released during use of the composition and the distinct smell of cannabis extract is thereby masked during use. In the example embodiment herein disclosed, said odorous volatile compounds are contemplated to include eucalyptus oil and camphor, which may also include therapeutic effects when topically applied.

The transdermal transporter included as part of this method is emu oil. Emu oil, which comprises v myristic acid, palmitic acid, palmitoleic acid, margaric acid, searic acid, elaidic acid, oleic acid, vaccenic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, adachidie acid, and eicosenoic acid, has been shown to have therapeutic, anti-inflammatory properties itself, and to readily pass through the epidermis into underlying, subcutaneous tissue. The present composition enables penetration into the hypodermis and delivery of cannabinoids to desired areas whereat relief from neuralgia and inflammation is readily effected and convalescence and remediation thereby assisted.

The present method for cannabinoid transdermal delivery, therefore, includes topical application of the composition upon an area of epidermis proximal hypodermal arthralgia, neuralgia, or other symptomology, pain or discomfort. Cannabinoids are transported in the emu oil and delivered transdermally. The odorous volatile compounds evanesce as pleasant odors, whereby the scent of cannabis is masked.

Thus has been broadly outlined the more important features of the present composition of cannabinoids, odorous volatile compounds, and emu oil, and a method for cannabinoid transdermal delivery so that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated.

For better understanding of the bottle attachable decanting aerator apparatus, its operating advantages and specific objects attained by its uses, refer to the accompanying drawings and description.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING Figures

FIG. 1 is a flow diagram view outlining example steps of an embodiment of the present composition and method.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular FIG. 1 thereof, example of the instant composition of cannabinoids, odorous volatile compounds, and emu oil, and the method for cannabinoid transdermal delivery, employing the principles and concepts of the present composition of cannabinoids, odorous volatile compounds, and emu oil, and method for cannabinoid transdermal delivery will be described. The present composition of cannabinoids, odorous volatile compounds, and emu oil and method for cannabinoid transdermal delivery has been devised to enable infusion of cannabinoids to subcutaneous targets by topical application of the composition exteriorly upon proximal epidermis of a patient.

The present composition includes a mixture of emu oil and cannabis extract, together with odorous volatile compounds to perfume the mixture. The emu oil enables penetration of the cannabis extract through the epidermis into underlying subcutaneous tissue whereby anti-inflammatory and therapeutic benefits of cannabinoid exposure are effective. In an example embodiment set forth herein the composition is effected by volume:

3785 ml American Emu Oil

10 ml Eucalyptus Oil

5 ml Camphor

5 ml Cannabis extract (having approximately 50% cannabidiol (CBD)

The term “emu oil”, as used herein throughout, is taken to include the subcutaneous fatty material extractable from the species Dromiceius novaehollandiae, which has been observed to transdermally transport to the hypodermis when topically applied [see, for example, Experimental Study to Determine the AntiArthritic Activity of a New Emu Oil Formulation (EMMP) by Ghosh and Whitehouse, Dec. 3, 1992].

The terms “cannabis extract” and “cannabinoids”, as used herein throughout, are taken inclusive to include pharmaceutical compounds extractable from plants of the genus Cannabis generally, including cannabidiol (“CBD”), tetrahydrocannabinol (“THC”), and other variant organic, aromatic, lipophilic, hydrophilic, or hydrophobic, or other compounds extractable from said plants of the Cannabis genus.

In the example embodiment of the present composition set forth herein, the cannabis extract includes approximately 50% CBD, a non-psychoactive cannabinoid demonstrating therapeutic properties when introduced in vivo. In the example embodiment set forth herein, the composition includes approximately 0.015 to 1.5% CBD by volume, with a preferred embodiment of 0.0657% to 0.13% CBD by volume.

The present composition, therefore, enables transdermal transport of the CBD, and other cannabinoids, to the hypodermis for anti-inflammatory action and therapeutic treatment thereat. The eucalyptus and camphor lend a pleasant odor to the composition, and may further assist in transdermal transport into the hypodermis.

The present method for cannabinoid transdermal delivery, therefore, includes extraction of cannabinoids from a plant of the genus Cannabis, or otherwise synthetically preparing said cannabinoids in the laboratory from a suitable substrate. In the example embodiment herein set forth, the cannabinoids are extracted by carbon dioxide extraction from plants of the genus Cannabis; species and subspecies of the Cannabis plant having high CBD proportions are preferable.

The cannabis extract is then mixed with emu oil and odorous volatile compounds, such as, for example eucalyptus oil and camphor. The resulting liniment is topically applicable to a patient's epidermis. Cannabinoids are transported transdermally by action of the emu oil through the skin and thereby delivered to targeted areas and introduced into the hypodermis and bloodstream. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A method for cannabinoid transdermal delivery to a human or animal in need thereof of a composition of cannabis, eucalyptus oil and emu oil consisting essentially of the steps of: topically applying a composition of cannabis extract, eucalyptus oil and emu oil to the epidermis of the human of animal; thereby delivering cannabinoids hypodermally with increased efficiency as a result of action of the emu oil absorbing into the hypodermis of the human or animal and transporting cannabinoids therein to the human or animal; and volatilizing odorous volatile compounds from the composition to mask the scent of the cannabis extract. 